Who eats the leftovers on Bake Off and is the food served cold?

EVERYONE loves seeing the mouth-watering creations made on The Great British Bake Off and how judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith react to the tasty goods.

But who gets to eat all that delicious leftover food? Are the judges and contestants left with the chore of clearing away the cold dishes? Here’s what you need to know…

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Who eats the leftovers on The Great British Bake Off?

The Bake Off grand finale sees all the finalists’ friends and family tuck into their delicious showstoppers.

But who eats the leftover cake, biscuits, bread and other goodies throughout the rest of the series – after Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith have filled their boots?

Well, unlike MasterChef, the first pick of leftovers goes to the bakers themselves.

The show’s Chief Home Economist Faenia Moore told BBC Good Food: “It’s important for the bakers to eat what they’ve slaved over, so after each challenge I make up a “baker’s basket” to go to their lunchroom.

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“Then any leftovers go to the crew lunch. Everyone gets quite excited.”

While former contestant Ali told the Birmingham Mail: “The cameramen literally stand there with forks in their back pockets, waiting to swoop as soon as filming stops.”

But it’s not just the crew who are rushing to get a bite of the action.

Chetna Makan, from the 2014 series, told Digital Spy: “It’s not just the cameramen who swarm over the food, we (the other contestants) definitely do it too.

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“We all run to the food made by whoever got the most compliments. Literally, everybody runs, nearly knocking each other over to have a taste.”

While Kim-Joy also admitted on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year: “The crew eats it. They’d know the best ones so they descend on them.”

While Prue’s neighbours must have the fanciest pigswill in Britain, after the judge told The Telegraph she feeds the animals Bake Off leftovers.

She said: “I used to bring them all home from Bake Off in a big box, all the bits.

“My neighbour keeps pigs, so these pigs got the most amazing cakes and bread.”

Noel revealed the same thing on Big Fat Quiz of the Year as he told Jimmy Carr: “Prue occasionally, if there are any cakes left over, takes them home for her pigs.”